Category: Blog
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Three Southern Nevada Seniors Earn Life-Changing Evans Scholarships
GLENVIEW, Ill. – Three student caddies from Las Vegas have been awarded the Evans Scholarship, a full housing and tuition college grant offered to golf caddies, following selection meeting interviews held on Jan. 27. Doris Claveria Giron, Odalis Ayala and Kelary Escobar Salguero, all high school students from Las Vegas, will begin college this fall…
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Northern Nevada Golfers Help Build Junior Golf
Nevada Golf Northern Region members donated more than $13,000 to junior charities in 2025, once again revealing the generosity of golfers and amateur golf in Nevada. Never underestimate how small kind gestures can multiply when demonstrated by many thoughtful individuals. Northern Region members of Nevada Golf (formely NNGA) had the option to donate to Junior…
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Why Golf Rule #1 Matters Most
Welcome to another Rules Rundown with Cameron MacGregor, Northern Region executive director. My first job in golf was as a caddy at venerable Oakland Hills Country Club, host site of the U.S. Open, PGA Championship, and Ryder Cup. My boss, the caddy master, was Tex Ardyno, a larger-than-life character with a huge pot belly, one glass eye, a pencil-thin mustache,…
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Golf Brings Smiles and Memories to This Magnetic Member
Here we go with our May Magnetic Member Video Spotlight Ashley Vaughn, an active Women’s Golf amateur player and a lprevious member of the Southern Silver Cup team and more. Vaughn is also the GM of Atomic Golf and has loved golf from a very young age when her father introduced her to the sport.
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Northern Region Golfers Win Toyota Titles at Capital City Classic 2026
CARSON CITY (May 3, 2026)–Luke Swanson (Scratch) and Doug Rischbieter (Net) won men’s titles in the 2026 Carson City Toyota Capital City Classic. Emily Byrne (Gross) and Jessi Himphill (Net) won women’s titles in the Nevada Golf Northern Region tournament held May 2-3, 2026, at Silver Oak Golf Course.–by Bill Bowman MEN’S Scratch Luke Swanson…
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Tibbits Is Medalist At 2026 Northern Region U.S. Open Qualifier
RENO (April 27, 2026)–Spencer Tibbits fired a five-under-par 67 and won Medalist honors in the 126th U.S. Open Northern Nevada first-stage qualifier. Daniel Wittlinger, Monte Chumchaivate and Jhared Hack also advanced to the second stage with the hopes of qualifying for the 2026 U.S. Open which will be held June 18-21, 2026, at Shinnecock Hills…
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Six Earn Southern Region Mesquite Classic Titles
LAS VEGAS (April 26, 2026)–Grant McKay (Championship), Ed Fryatt (Senior) and Steve McPherson (Silver) won gross titles in the 2026 Mesquite Classic. Jay Ship (Net), Robert Zoine (Senior) and Loren Little (Silver) won net titles in the Nevada Golf Southern Region tournament held April 25-26, 2026, at CasaBlanca Golf Club in Mesquite.–by Bill Bowman, Las…
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Three Teams Win Titles At 2026 Northern Region Men’s Silver Oak Series
CARSON CITY (April 25, 2026)–The teams of Ryan Cadaret-Sam Bruketta (Gross), Wade Davy-Kyle Steverman (Net) and Dan Hedges-Phil Pender (Senior Net) won titles in the 2026 Men’s Team Series. The Nevada Golf Northern Region tournament, a four-ball event, was held April 25, 2026, at Silver Oak Golf Club.–by Bill Bowman, Las Vegas Golf Insider Gross…
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Duos Win Titles at 2026 Silver Oak Team Series
CARSON CITY (April 22, 2026)–The teams of April Higuera-Susan Hood (Gross), Suzanne Dugger-April Hackett (Net) and Elizabeth White-Sheri Gaskill (Senior Net) won titles in the 2026 Women’s Team Series. The Nevada Golf Northern Region tournament, a four-ball event, was held April 22, 2026, at Silver Oak Golf Club.— By Bill Bowman, Nevada Golf Gross April…
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Nevada Golf Frontier Fairways Spotlight – Winnemucca
In Winnemucca, Nevada, located about 2.5 hours from Reno, the folks love their golf course, the beautiful and charming 9-hole Winnemucca Golf Course. Here’s its story. This is the first in a series of videos and stories spotlighting golf courses in rural Nevada. We call it our Frontier Fairways. Let’s GO! “Being out here is…